What is the Oregon Children's Choir?
Oregon Children’s Choir (OCC) is a Eugene-based non-profit 501(c)3 choral organization serving Lane County youths by promoting a love for singing and music. Fellowship, learning, and striving for excellence encourage OCC's choristers to become ambassadors of harmony within our community and into the world beyond. OCC's underlying goal is to encourage the lifelong learning and enjoyment of music.
 
OCC was founded in 1982 by Dr. Randall Moore, University of Oregon Music Professor Emeritus, to supplement the music education offered in local schools by providing advanced choral experiences for talented young musicians. Since then, OCC has grown from one choir into an organization that includes 5+ after-school choirs, summer camps and in-school programs serving over 500 youth. Choirs rehearse and perform throughout the choir season (September through May/June). Oregon Children’s Choir produces four public concerts per year in addition to performing at retirement homes, community events and with other professional community productions.

The Oregon Children’s Choir’s overarching goals are

  • ​To provide a healthy environment where young people are empowered and instilled with the ideals of musical teamwork.
  • To share nurturing and creative choral experiences with children and young adults, developing their self-esteem.
  • To create opportunities for children and young adults to serve our community using choral repertoire from different cultures and people.
  • To present diverse, challenging and appropriate choral experiences for children and young adults of all abilities, backgrounds and ages.
  • To prepare its choristers to become musically and vocally diverse artists, patrons, and leaders in the musical world of tomorrow.

The Oregon Children’s Choir has performed with

The Oregon Children’s Choir has traveled as ambassadors of music to
  • The Blooming Lily Children’s Choir from Beijing, China
  • The African Children’s Choir
  • Oregon Bach Festival
  • The Eugene Opera
  • The Eugene Symphony
  • The Eugene Ballet
  • The Eugene Gleemen
  • The Eugene Concert Choir
  • The Eugene Symphony Pops Christmas concert with Mason Williams
  • The Music Educators State conference
  • Music Educators Division conference
  • The International Society for Music Educators World Congress
  • Disneyland
  • Disney World
  • Paramount’s Great America
  • Americafest International Choir Festival
  • Washington
  • Idaho
  • California
  • Minnesota
  • Hawaii
  • Canada
  • Wales
  • England
  • Austria
  • The Czech Republic
  • France
  • Italy
  • China
  • Germany